My all-time favorite TV show ever is the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. I consume that show like a crack addict. (Those of you who know I don’t have TV will find that interesting, to you I say welcome to the world of hulu.) However, I sometimes run out of daily show to watch, and it is in these cases that I resort to the Colbert Report.
It was while watching the Oct. 23 episode of the Colbert Report that I saw an interesting sketch about the National Hummer Club (beware, this site is ugly . . . almost as ugly as a hummer). The sketch was shot in the style of a serious film about conservation, with such notable quotes as “if we can save the hummer, we can save America.” But what really caught my attention was this gem, implying that driving a hummer is the epitome of American patriotism: “If that’s not patriotic, I don’t know what is.”
When I was two years old, my mom started attending AA meetings to help her deal with my father’s alcoholism. He was very depressed and abusive, so when she met someone at AA who was supportive and kind she fell in love. They’ve had their ups and downs, but they’ve pulled through it all and now they are happily awaiting retirement together. The only difference with this relationship is that the person my mom fell in love with was another woman.
Until this moment I’ve never spoken publicly about my mom being gay because she’s not “out.” But I realized today that I have some very, very important things to say about being raised by a lesbian couple.
This is going to be a very short rant because, after much thinking, I decided anything long and drawn out would be a little too painful for me and my three readers.
Is it just me, or is politics being treated more and more like some kind of reality TV game show? It seems like some kind of performance that gets consumed rather than a method for distinguishing the values of a leader.
The history of gay marriage in California is a long one, and is by no means over. Today, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he wasn’t going to recognize the recent round of gay marriages, effectively vetoing gay marriage.
Now, before you get all mad at Arnold, remember that this is what the voters wanted. His job is to enact what the voters want, and he can’t just do whatever her wants without the voters approval. Most people seem to think of California as being this wildly liberal state, but that’s not true. In fact, geographically, California is mostly Republican. Along the beach life is good, people love each other. When people get too far away from the water they dry out, start hating everything, and become Republicans. Sad but true.
